Re-shoring for Plymouth with New Business

06/07/2019

Indiana
Wheel Company (IWC), a startup manufacturer that has roots with the largest
steel wheel manufacturer in China, announced plans to launch operations in
Plymouth. The move establishes Marshall County as a prime location for
re-shoring companies. IWC is a joint venture led by China-based, Jingu Company
Limited (Jingu) and 2 U.S. based businesses and specializes in the production
and distribution of steel wheels for all trailer types and RVs. IWC plans to
invest approximately $23 million in the expansion and plans to create nearly
117 jobs by 2022.

Parent
company Jingu is the largest supplier of small trailer wheels in the world with
33 years of experience, supplying wheels for General Motors, Ford, and
Volkswagen. The new Plymouth location represents IWC taking over a sizable
building left vacant by Bay Valley when the company closed about one year ago.
IWC will begin operations quickly and estimates that it will manufacture
approximately 2.4 million wheels per year at the new Plymouth location.